i talked w/ the track owner saturday night, and he said that the driver must be in the car.. so that ruins that plan.. the cars in transit to me, and I'm still gonna convert it, and we'll see when it's done if he'll let me run it on the track on a day it's closed or something, just for kicks.

but now two dilemas. 1, where/how to mount batteries. and 2, what do you guys think about the mechanical brake?





there's not much space between where the motor would sit, and the mid belt pulley. about 4" max. I'd have to stack the cells or make one big "brick"..
I'm was planning on the TrueRC 18.5V 5S2P 8000mAh packs that but they're mm suggested, but they're 5.7" in length.
what are your guys ideas to re-arange the chassis to hold the pack.. or other battery options? I think it would be possible to move the motor above the spur shaft, but I'm not sure if a body would even fit then.. and i'd rather have a REAL low cg.

the second problem, the motor hits the mechanical brake. I was hoping to keep the mechanical brake to keep stress off the controller. I'm not sure how the dia of the 540c compares to other motors in this range, and may want to try a different motor in the future.. pletty big maxx, or lehner 19xx's? larger or smaller in dia?
i havn't tried to figure it out yet, but w/ my 14t, there's quite a big gap. it looks like 17/18t would be needed to touch the spur gear. I'm not sure if that'll be to high of a gear ratio.

i'll start planning/designing tommorow night. thanks for any suggestion.